J Korean Diet Assoc.  2002 May;8(2):185-198.

A Comparative Study on Food Habits and Nutrient Intakes with Body Mass Index of Hypertensive Patients commuting to a Local Health Center

• Cho K
• Kwon S

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare food habits and nutrient intakes with body mass index of hypertensive patients commuting to a Local Health Center. A total of 85 patients were divided into two groups according to BMI. The non-obese group comprised 43 subjects with BMI below 25kg/m2, while the obese group comprised 42 subjects with BMI above 25kg/m2. All Subjects were interviewed for general characteristics, food habits, clinical characteristics, effort for health maintenance and the knowledge of hypertension and nutrition. Anthropometric assessments such as weight, height, waist-hip ratio and biochemical measurement of blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and fasting blood glucose(FBG) were obtained from subjects. In general characteristics, smoking, drinking, exercise, and hypertension status were not significantly different between the two groups. Food habits and the means of daily energy and nutrients were not significantly different between the two groups. An analysis of the percentage of RDA(Recommended Dietary Allowances of Korea, 2000) consumed by patients showed that but for ascorbic acid and phosphorus, all nutrients were below the RDA. And intakes of vitamin B1(P<0.001), vitamin B2(P<0.01), niacin(P<0.001) of the obese group were significantly lower than that of the non-obese group. Blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and fasting blood glucose were in the normal range and there was not a significant difference in the two groups. Therefore, more effective nutrition education programs about exercise, smoking, caloric intake, vitamins and minerals are required for hypertensive patients commuting to Local Health Center.

Keyword

hypertensive patients; obesity; body mass index; food habits; nutrient intake; Local Health Center

MeSH Terms

Ascorbic Acid
Blood Glucose
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Body Mass Index*
Cholesterol
Creatinine
Drinking
Education
Energy Intake
Fasting
Food Habits*
Humans
Hypertension
Korea
Minerals
Obesity
Phosphorus
Reference Values
Smoke
Smoking
Transportation*
Triglycerides
Vitamins
Waist-Hip Ratio
Ascorbic Acid
Blood Glucose
Cholesterol
Creatinine
Minerals
Phosphorus
Smoke
Vitamins